They’re back to crowds’ delight

WEST OF ENGLAND 7 August

H&H’s hunting editor Catherine Austen has fun at two major hound shows, and has one eye on the approaching season

A Blencathra bitch is champion for the third year running, and there’s emotion round the ring when a Cumbria beagle takes the supreme

Our round-up of the funny, fascinating and unusual stories this fortnight

Tessa Waugh does her best to play ball when attending the cricket with her father as a substitute for her son, relishing the juxtaposition of chats on bladder botox with military etiquette

The Countryside Alliance and British Hound Sports Association have launched a joint campaign for hunting